Jerry Wainwright | Lamar Butler | Dave Corzine
Gary DeCesare | Tom Kleinschmidt | Craig Shaman
 Barron Thelmon | Scott Wainwright | Ramon Williams

One of the greatest players in school history, Tom Kleinschmidt returned to DePaul this season as the men’s basketball intern while he finishes work on his undergraduate degree.

The first player in DePaul history to earn conference Player of the Year honors when he was named by the Great Midwest in 1995, Kleinschmidt finished his career as the only player in Blue Demon history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 100 steals and 100 three-point field goals.

An honorable mention All-American in 1995, Kleinschmidt was a three-time first team All-Great Midwest pick. He led the league in scoring as a senior and averaged over 20 points per game in both his junior (20.5 ppg) and senior (21.4 ppg) seasons. He is one of four Blue Demons to lead the team in scoring and assists in the same season and the only to accomplish the feat twice.

One of Kleinschmidt’s most memorable moments in a DePaul uniform came on February 25, 1995. With DePaul trailing by three points, Kleinschmidt converted a four-point play with eight seconds remaining to beat Louisville. He also scored a career-best 37 points against UAB as a junior and topped the 30-point mark eight times in his career.

Kleinschmidt was a McDonald’s All-American at Chicago’s Gordon Tech High School where he finished as the runner-up in the Illinois Mr. Basketball voting (to future DePaul teammate Howard Nathan). After finishing his career at DePaul, Kleinschmidt spent 11 seasons playing professionally in Italy, Venezuela and Japan for Toshiba.

Tom and his wife Cassandra, reside in Chicago with their daughter Ryan.